Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when the Shell station’s neon lights flickered on, a little boy named Timmy would run outside and yell, ‘Look, mommy! The gas pumps are winking at us!’ His mother just smiled, but the other customers started noticing too—were those pumps really blinking in time with each other? Soon enough, word spread around town that the Shell station had magical pumps. A delivery driver even claimed he heard them humming along to old rock songs at night. One evening, an elderly neighbor stopped by to ask if she could buy some pump-blinking lessons for her grandkids. Everyone laughed—and then realized it was kind of true.

2. At dawn, when the Shell station’s pumps were still cold, a delivery driver noticed something odd in one of the parking spots. A mysterious box, wrapped in brown paper and tied with string, seemed out of place among the usual cars and trucks. Curious, he untied the string and lifted the package. Inside was a note reading: ‘For your morning coffee break.’ Underneath lay a thermos filled with freshly brewed espresso—and no charge slip. Smiling, the delivery driver took his first sip, realizing that sometimes kindness comes from unexpected places.

3. At midnight, when the Shell station’s pumps hummed softly, a neighbor wondered aloud if the gas had magical properties. Suddenly, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, ‘Does this place sell anything else besides gas?’ The attendant smiled mysteriously and replied, ‘Only midnight wisdom.’ That night, the neighbor never doubted again—until dawn, when he realized it was just another late-night tale from the Shell station.

4. At nightfall, when the Shell station’s pumps glowed like lanterns, a regular heard an odd announcement over the loudspeaker: ‘To win a free tank of gas, simply guess how many stars there are in the sky tonight.’ A delivery driver confidently declared, 'There must be exactly 8 billion!' The announcer paused, then said, 'You’re close—there are roughly that many in our galaxy alone.' A neighbor chimed in, 'I’ll take a stab: one less than infinity?' Everyone laughed as the pump lights flickered warmly in the night.